Denny’s will be adding a surcharge for meals that include the use of eggs at some locations due to rising costs from a nationwide egg shortage, multiple outlets are reporting.
The restaurant chain did not announce which of its 1,500 locations would impose the surcharge but did say it was on a restaurant-by-restaurant basis and the amount of the increase would vary by market, Restaurant Business Online reported.
A wave of avian influenza has forced several million chickens to be euthanized upending national poultry and egg supplies.
“We understand our guests’ desire for value, and we will continue to look for ways to provide options on our menu,” the company said in a statement to Bloomberg.
Denny’s joins Waffle House and several other breakfast restaurants that have started to issue a surcharge on eggs. The Waffle House 50 cent per egg surcharge was announced earlier this month.
Meanwhile, Denny’s is already in the process of closing more than 150 restaurants by the end of 2025.
